Seth Grahame-Smith has created a whole niche for himself with mash-ups. This author previously wrotePride & Prejudice and Zombies which is going to become a movie starring Natalie Portman. Now Abe Lincoln the vampire hunter will be available in March.

The BBC is planning a movie to tell the story of the ancient cataclysm that's believed to be the basis for the Atlantis legend. Atlantis will "tell the dramatic story of the greatest natural disaster to shake the ancient world, a disaster that triggered the downfall of a civilisation and spawned a legend." The film will be made using the same techniques as Zack Snyder's Spartan war epic 300 and will be accompanied by a documentary looking at the historical evidence. No transmission dates have yet been announced."

I love this DC Universe character, especially as she was portrayed in The Bronze Ageof DC Comics. Huntress was Helena Wayne, the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of Earth-Two, an alternate universe established in the early 1960s.

Last month's issue included an article on high-speed rail travel proposed for the United States.I love 'romance' of train travel. I have been across Canada, the West Coast and in Italy by train.As a kid I always wanted to travel on the Orient Express.

"For Thomas Andrew Tresser, aka Nemesis, the world of metahuman espionage is never what it seems. After his recent "reeducation" at the hands of the Global Peace Agency, Nemesis finds himself thrust back into the real world with enemies seemingly around every corner. Tasked with uncovering the truth about his mission and the true identities of those hoping to unleash a great evil on the world."

"The company started by Toyoda's grandfather did indeed have his name -- Tokyo Toyoda Motor Sales -- until 1936, when a stroke of the brush changed it to Toyota.

Writing "Toyoda" in Japanese requires 10 brush strokes, explains John R. Malott, president of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC, but writing "Toyota" requires eight.

While "8" is considered an auspicious number, "10" is not, said Malott, who visited with the company during his years as a State Department official. "Ten" consists of two strokes crossed against each other and resembles the "plus" symbol, or even a crossroads or an uncertain path. Not a good omen for a company."